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12/29/2006 : Colombia rebels free kidnapped police in gesture
Colombia's second-largest rebel group released two police officers on Wednesday after holding them for a month in what appeared to be a peace gesture during talks with Washington ally President Alvaro Uribe.
12/27/2006 : Colombia rebels demand troop withdrawal for talks
Colombia's largest rebel group pressed President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday to withdraw troops from two southern areas the size of New York City as a condition for holding talks over releasing hostages.
12/24/2006 : Rebels Kill 14 Soldiers in Colombia
Leftist rebels ambushed an army patrol in southern Colombia Saturday and killed 14 soldiers from a unit that rushed to the area after being warned of a possible guerrilla takeover of a remote hamlet, the army said.
12/22/2006 : Colombia authorizes European diplomats to contact leftist rebels over prisoner exchange
President Alvaro Uribe has reauthorized three European peace facilitators to reach out to leftist rebels in the hope of reviving a planned swap of hostages for imprisoned rebels, authorities said.
12/19/2006 : Top Colombian warlord testifies under peace pact
One of Colombia's most feared paramilitary warlords testified before a special tribunal Tuesday, a confession meant to sharply reduce any prison term for his role in the murders of hundreds of civilians during a decade-long reign of terror.
12/15/2006 : Key Colombian leaders linked to death squads
A scandal has rocked the administration of President Alvaro Uribe after revelations that dozens of public officials loyal to his party have ties with right-wing death squads listed by Washington as terrorist organizations.
The disclosures reveal that mayors, governors, members of Congress, judges and even the current foreign minister have ties to violence and narcotics traffickers.
12/8/2006 : Colombia group ends peace process
Colombia's right-wing paramilitary leaders have pulled out of a peace process with the government over their transfer to a high-security prison. A spokesman for the paramilitaries said the pull-out reflected a lack of confidence in the government.
12/6/2006 : UNHCR puts spotlight on violence against displaced women in Colombia
An average of a woman a day dies because of the armed conflict in Colombia – some 1,600 women in the past four years either killed as a result of combat or summarily executed by one of the country's various armed groups, according to the Colombian Commission of Jurists.
12/2/2006 : Colombia transfers warlords to maximum security prison on rumor of escape plot
Escorted by 500 armed soldiers and Black Hawk helicopters buzzing overhead, Colombia's government on Friday transferred 59 paramilitary warlords from a former holiday camp to a maximum-security prison. The government said it feared an escape plot.
12/1/2006 : Rebel ambush kills 17 soldiers in northeast Colombia
Seventeen soldiers were killed and four injured when guerrillas attacked their patrol in northeast Colombia, the army said in a statement Friday.
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